Saturday 10 January 2015

Three dead, unknown number missing in Myanmar jade mine landslide

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Three dead, unknown number missing in Myanmar jade mine landslide
Yangon (AFP) Jan 8, 2015 - Rescuers continued to comb through rubble Thursday for victims of a landslide at a jade mine in war-torn northern Myanmar that killed at least three people, according to police. An unknown number of miners are missing after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Hpakant town in Kachin state on Tuesday evening, a local police officer told AFP. The landslide is believed to have occurred when ... more


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